poly bushes. weather stopped play
11-02-2006, 05:23 PM
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There's a tool for changing these...dunno if you can find a garage thats still got one...it would only take them 5min with that aswell. My old work had one but htey've since gone bust so it looks like im gonna have to fight with the little press we've got at my present work insted 
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11-02-2006, 06:01 PM
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ah the big beam bushes on mine will take no pressing out lol when i did the rear springs they just fell out lol nice and simple u can still buy the tool my snap on dealer has on but bloody expensive
14-02-2006, 06:04 PM
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finally some more pics lol got everything now apart from braided hoses and abs sensors grrrr at havin a tight budget rite wot do ya think to the rather weird colour scheme lol
14-02-2006, 06:50 PM
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Ive been busy on mine as well....pick up my new rims next wk end http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...%3D1%26fvi%3D1 And just won a cage on ebay lol Got most of the underside stripped off ready for the powder coaters and got nearly every thing ready to put the engine back together 
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14-02-2006, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by pee vee
nice mate,
what did you use? is it powdercoat?
what did you use? is it powdercoat?
14-02-2006, 07:18 PM
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nice mate there sweeeeeeeeet will look awsome on....... ive hit a wall with buying things mate called lack of money lol
lolOnly live once tho
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14-02-2006, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by grunter
Originally Posted by pee vee
nice mate,
what did you use? is it powdercoat?
what did you use? is it powdercoat?
oooh SO thats what it looks like!
i got a can of that same colour in the shed! lol
do you have to prime it first? i aint read any of the instructions,
but that looks good, want some of my stuff done now! lol
14-02-2006, 07:40 PM
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yeah mate u do and u also have to use the finisher lacquer and its gotta be spotlessly clean 2 it dries dead quick but make sure u got plenty of ventilation it gets on ya chest big time gonna do ma rocker cover in that blue 2 i think with some nickle plated stuff as well
17-02-2006, 06:23 PM
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lol my Snap-on dealer dont talk to me now that ive bought a GT500e shelby mustang MAC tool box
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Very Very nice that one mate pondered over gettin it myself got my eye on the Ford Focus Rally one the top an bottom box but have only had my mac tech series box for 3 months
18-02-2006, 06:50 PM
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ah progress at lats got one side done gonna attack other side tommorow all i need to finish front is caliper seals abs sensensors and braided hoses oh and track rod ends but they can wait till ive got the back sorted it all looks nice put together and the bushes fit a treat
25-02-2006, 05:22 PM
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grrr lost my patience with it today cant get my friggin anti roll bar back in just seems to wide and wont go in the bottom arms although these are the same size as the originals ffs HELP lol
just seems to wide and wont go in the bottom arms although these are the same size as the originals ffs HELP lol
25-02-2006, 05:33 PM
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Ive always put the rollbar into the lower arms 1st and then lever the arms back into the lower subframe and then bolt the rollbar back up the floor. Never had any grief doing it that way.
Done nowt to mine again this wk end
but, have been down to SouthHampton and got my BBS split rims, stopped off at work on the way home and fitted up my new tyres to em as well
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Done nowt to mine again this wk end
but, have been down to SouthHampton and got my BBS split rims, stopped off at work on the way home and fitted up my new tyres to em as well Stu.
25-02-2006, 11:32 PM
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mate use a ratchet strap to pull the ends of the roll bar together
otherwise you are fighting against the strength of it.
lots of people on here use this method.. Ł5 from halfords!
otherwise you are fighting against the strength of it.
lots of people on here use this method.. Ł5 from halfords!
26-02-2006, 07:30 AM
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They're fooking tops mate....all restored with magnesium centres repainted gold, outer edges repolished along with new BBS stickers applied....now got my tyres on but tbh they look a little stretched over...they're 215/40-17 on 8.25 and 8.50j17 wheels...needs 225 really.
peevee....doing it my way gives no grief what so ever, so easy it hurts lol. I must have had the roll bar down off my car at 15times now for different jobs and never a problem going back in with out the need for a ratchet strap.
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peevee....doing it my way gives no grief what so ever, so easy it hurts lol. I must have had the roll bar down off my car at 15times now for different jobs and never a problem going back in with out the need for a ratchet strap.
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26-02-2006, 02:00 PM
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nice mate they sound top should look good when there on will have to pop over and see when i get mine done thats if u dont finish first lol id thought of the ratchet strap lol
28-02-2006, 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by grunter
grrr lost my patience with it today cant get my friggin anti roll bar back in just seems to wide and wont go in the bottom arms although these are the same size as the originals ffs HELP lol
just seems to wide and wont go in the bottom arms although these are the same size as the originals ffs HELP lol
if you are putting polys in all the way then it's going to be a case of putting the outer tca's in first, just put the bushes in and put a few turns on the nut to hold everything in place
then put the bolts in on the arb to body mount, just a little bit again
then use the ratchet strap to pull the outer parts of the arb together to align the inner tca bolts through the crossmember
just make sure before you tighten everthing up finaly to make sure the cars on the deck so the bushes are sitting correctly
don't leave them all loose before though
make sure they are done up fairly nicely but the last 2 turns you need should be with the wieght of the car resting on the bushes
28-02-2006, 06:30 PM
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Why are people having soooo much trouble with sierra arb's??? Ive never had any grief with them in all the years ive been a mechanic and that includes doing them at home on the deck or at work, polybushed or otherwise and ive never in my entire life on any car had the need to use a ratchet strap to put a car back together...and im quite sure factories dont either 
I must just have a knack...that and being naturaly fooking great also helps 
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I must just have a knack...that and being naturaly fooking great also helps lolStu.
28-02-2006, 08:09 PM
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LOL!!!!!!
on some cars i've needed all the help i could get (the granada was just SOOO tough to pull together)
on others i've done it in double quick time (20 minutes per side to change the tcas WITH poly bushes all round on the twinkly)
luck of the draw i suppose, although having air tools does make the job that much quicker
on some cars i've needed all the help i could get (the granada was just SOOO tough to pull together)
on others i've done it in double quick time (20 minutes per side to change the tcas WITH poly bushes all round on the twinkly)
luck of the draw i suppose, although having air tools does make the job that much quicker